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Happy Birthday, Laura

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My bride of 41 years is celebrating her 61st birthday! Happy Birthday sweetheart!

Laura is a “veteran” of sorts… Mother of three beautiful daughters, Professor of Psychology, advisor to many – including the Semper Fi Club at Cal Poly. Laura is receiving “advanced training” at Quantico earlier this summer.

Although it would be fitting to serve her MRE’s on her birthday… She will have to endure Beef Tornado, wine and her requested Pumpkin Spice cake covered in an Amarula cream cheese frosting!

Again, Happy Birthday sweetheart!

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a super apple pie takes great apples and a super syrup!

Making a Great Apple Pie requires the best apples and making your own syrup.

  • Preparing the Apples:

Peal the apples, slice in quarters, core and divide each section into thirds. This will give you 12 slices per apple. I love my apple slices sautéed in butter with 1/2 of the seasonings ( 1 tablespoon of my apple spice blend).

Use enough butter to sauté your apples

  • Making the syrup:

Preparing a thick syrup is one of the keys to a wonderful pie! The basic thickener I use is the same combination of cooked sugar, water and corn starch that helps give Meringue its characteristic stiff peaks!

2.25 cups of fine sugar

5 cups water

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp apple spice blend

3/4 cup cornstarch

Cook the syrup until thick (spoon in combined dry ingredients slowly into the heated water and stir)

  • Spice Blend (on recipe link)

Most Apple Spice blends are rather simple with a little cinnamon , nutmeg and maybe something else… you might like mine.

Bon Appetite!

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Google Glass(es) #googleglass

It was 1984, and the first "Google Glass" appears on an Alien! (The Last Starfighter)
It was 1984, and the first “Google Glass” appears on an Alien! (The Last Starfighter)

I had the opportunity to travel with Karen to Venice (California) to get her fitted with the latest in style and technology… GOOGLE GLASS. As Karen was visiting with us, it was a short 3.5 hour trip and it was fun to see the goings on at one of Googles ‘campuses.’

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Summer is a time for BBQ’d ribs

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The summer solstice for 2013 is tomorrow and it is celebrated in many ways around the world! However, I prefer to enjoy the first barbecue of the summer!

What better than barbecued ribs that have been sitting in a spicy cure? I will now boil them in the cure and cover them in a sauce for a few days the barbecue them up!

Celebrate every day with a BBQ is a luxury!

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